Barry Farm gets it's dried fruit from
multiple sources all over the country. We search out the best
possible product meeting our specifications for the best price. All of our dried fruits are organic, unsulphured and low or
no sugar added where possible.
Following are a few things about dried
fruit that you need to know.
Natural air dried fruit without sulphur
dioxide is going to be darker, drier and possibly not as pretty as that
found in a bag at the grocery store but the flavor is still there.
So don't let the dark brown color of the fruit fool you. Sulphur
dioxide inhibits discoloration and mold growth during the drying process,
but some people are very allergic to it.
Some fruits MUST have some sugar or
glycerin infused when going through the drying process because of the low
natural sugar content of the fruit. This keeps the pieces soft
enough to chew when dried.
One reason that many naturally dried
fruits are drier or tougher is that without a preservative, they MUST have
a lower moisture content to prevent spoilage. This means that, in
some cases, you are getting Mother Nature's naturally shaped fruit
leather.
Several of our more unusual dried fruits
MUST be processed with sulphur dioxide; there's just no other way.
We have tried to be sure to list this fact on ANY fruit that is treated in
this way.
RECIPE:
SWEET
CHERRY SCONES
Ingredients:
2 1/2 c Unbleached all purpose flour*
2 t aluminum-free baking powder*
1 t. baking soda*
1/2 t. sea salt*
1/2 c cane juice crystals*
6 T cold butter
1/2 c dried bing cherries*
1 egg beaten
1 c yogurt
Milk for brushing scones
Preheat
oven to 425°F. Lightly grease baking sheet.
Stir
together all dry ingredients. Cut in butter til crumbly. Mix
in cherries. With fork, stir in egg and yogurt and blend well to
make soft but not wet dough.
Turn
out onto floured surface and roll out to 1/2" thickness. Cut
into rounds with biscuit cutter. Place 1" apart on greased
baking sheet and brush tops with milk. Bake 10-12 min or til
golden. Cool slightly on wire rack.
Serve
with "Cherry butter"
Blend
together in food processer 1 lb softened butter, 1 jar of cherry
jam*, 2 T powdered sugar*, and 2t. Spicery
Shoppe Vanilla*.
*These
items are available at www.barryfarm.com
